Real Characters...

[Trev Rich]

I was asked to take some photographs on Sunday of a 50th wedding anniversary and managed to meet some great people.
I hope I did them justice.

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[cokebottles]

Extreme highlights seem a bit overdone. These look like they have been processed to look kinda grity/bring out the details... and it works, just not sure that's the most flattering thing to do with portraits.

Just my 2p.

 

[Dark Star]

They're great portraits and full of character but ,as mentioned by cokebottles above, the processing is proving a little overpowering in these - I'm noticing the processing before the subject

LOve to see the originals without too much PP - they have bags of interest!

 

[danielfellowes]

I like the processing on #1 and #4.

#3 & #5 are a little over done for my taste, but I know there are others that would love them.

#2, I think the eyes need some work on them to match the rest of the photo. It's a brilliant expression and you look to the eyes to make it stand out even more, but they're a little dull.

#1 is my favourite

 

[Trev Rich]

Thanks for the input guys, I might just do some black and white conversions on these and pp the eyes a little.

Thanks again.

 

[FlyTVR]

Thanks for the input guys, I might just do some black and white conversions on these and pp the eyes a little.

Thanks again.

Yes - love to see them in B&W.

Nice shots!

 

[Freester]

Hi Trev,

Sorry but I can't help feeling they are a bit overcooked. The tones or levels treatment makes them look a little HDR or just unnatural.

I'd love to see these with less PP - just a quick levels tweak and sharpen in either in colour or B&W.

Sorry just my 2pth :shrug: